Author(s):
méaulle, fortuné louis (angers, 11–04–1844 - in 1901), engraver
chifflart, françois nicolas (saint-omer, 21–03–1825 - paris, 19–03–1901), author of the model
poupart-davyl et compagnie, printer
hetzel, pierre-jules (chartres, 15–01–1814 - monte-carlo, 17–03–1886), publisher
lacroix, albert (1834 - 1903), publisher
other titles:
the workers of the sea, edition j. Hetzel and a. Lacroix, 1869 (subtitle), complete works of victor hugo. Paris: j. Hetzel and a. Lacroix, 1865-1873 (title of the set)
production date: around 1869
dating in century: 3rd quarter of the 19th century
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): print
materials and techniques: wood engraving
dimensions - square line:
height: 13. 2cm
width: 9. 2cm
dimensions - artwork:
height: 14. 5cm
width: 10. 2cm
dimensions - museum assembly:
height: 53cm
width: 38cm
description:
work attached to a mount with a mat. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - signature at the bottom left of the image: "v. H. " and “f. Méaulle” and bottom right: “f. C”
museum mark - museum stamp in blue ink, on the reverse of the print (lugt 1270a)
iconographic description:
illustration for "les travailleurs de la mer", in the hetzel-lacroix edition, 1869, page 88 [reproduced in the hugues edition, 1882, page 158]. Themes / subjects / places represented:
literary scene, workers of the sea (v. Hugo), urban or monumental landscape
institution: maison de victor hugo - hauteville house
inventory number: 2017. 0. 1775. Date: Vers 1869.
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